# Virginia — Special education initial evaluation deadlines by state — days, day type, and what starts the clock

For Virginia, evaluation deadline is all evaluations are completed and that decisions about eligibility are made within 65 business days; day type is business days; clock starts on is the receipt of the referral by the special education administrator or designee; differs from federal 60 days is different start event; statute or rule is 8VAC20-81-60, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Virginia _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Evaluation deadline:** all evaluations are completed and that decisions about eligibility are made within 65 business days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Day type:** business days _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Clock starts on:** the receipt of the referral by the special education administrator or designee _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Differs from federal 60 days:** different start event _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute or rule:** 8VAC20-81-60 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> g. Ensure that all evaluations are completed and that decisions about eligibility are made within 65 business days of the receipt of the referral by the special education administrator or designee, including if the special education administrator or designee routes the referral to the school-based committee for review and action.

## Source

- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter81/section60/

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-04-28.
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